Japan Tame North Korea to Win Games Gold After Shootout Drama
Yuzuho Shiokoshi scored the decisive kick as Japan claimed its fourth Asian Games women's football title after a 5-3 shootout win.
- On Friday, hosts Japan won their third straight Asian Games women's football gold in Shizuoka, edging North Korea on penalties after a 2-2 draw in a dramatic final.
- Mami Ueno gave Japan the lead in the 32nd minute, but North Korea rallied with goals from Jong Kum and Jon Ryong Jong before Hanon Nishio equalized with four minutes remaining to force extra time.
- Goalkeeper Shu Ohba stopped Jong's penalty in the shootout, allowing Yuzuho Shiokoski to score the decisive spot-kick as Japan won 5-3 to claim their fourth title.
- Japan coach Michihisa Kano won his first title after replacing Greenland-born Nils Nielsen, who was fired 12 days following the Asian Cup victory in Australia.
- The two nations have shared the previous six Asian Games titles, with Women's football remaining a strong international sport for North Korea despite diplomatic isolation.
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Asian Games: Japan edge N. Korea for 3rd straight women's football title
Japan saw off North Korea 5-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw to claim their third straight women's football title at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, winning the trophy for a record fourth time.
(Fukuroi [Japan] = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeon Myeong-hun = Having lost to Japan after a close match that went to a penalty shootout, missing the gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games right before their eyes...
Japan tame North Korea to win Games gold after shootout drama
Yuzuho Shiokoshi scored the decisive penalty as Japan, who reached the final without conceding a goal, won 5-3 in the shootout to claim the title for the fourth time. North Korea changed their goalkeeper in the final minute of extra time but it was not enough to give them their first gold since 2014. The hosts looked in full control when Mami Ueno gave them the lead in the 32nd minute in Shizuoka. But Jong Kum bundled in an equaliser two minutes…
The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held its women's football final on the 2nd in Shizuoka Prefecture, where Japan defeated North Korea in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw, securing their third consecutive and fourth overall title. Forward Mami Ueno (30), a native of Kumamoto City, scored the opening goal in the first half. Midfielder Yoshino Nakajima (27), also from Kumamoto City, started the match.
(Dan Tri Newspaper) - Overcoming a very strong opponent, the North Korean women's team, in the final match, the Japanese women's team won the gold medal at the 20th Asian Games on home soil.
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